Weekend Alert: May 10-12

It's Mother's Day weekend, so Chicago Like a Local suggests you show love the one person on this
planet that knows it's your birthday without a day-of prompting by Facebook. The
Spirit of Chicago and Odyssey Cruises are both offering Mother's Day voyages of
Lake Michigan, and for added inspiration we have a helpful guide for treating
the family matriarch. But Chicago's more than brunches, massage gift
certificates and artisanal baskets of exotic soaps scented with natural oils,
so treat yourself too. Get loosebecause it's time to make weekend plans.

Bo Burnham became internet famous in 2008 with a string of
funny and remarkably well composed pop songs. His act went viral and now he's
moving the stand-up comedy/concert hybrid from YouTube to the big stage.
Burnham also stars in Zach Stone is Gonna
Be Famous, a new show on MTV that centers, rather poetically, on a recent
high school graduates' quest for 15 minutes of fame. Burnham's clock stars now, let's see how long he can last.

I know every word to "Stay." Even that quick breakdown parts. As a sensitive troublemaker, that kind of introspective reaction to
unrequited love really resonates with me. I can't wait to have a couple glasses
of Argentinian Malbec, reflect through to Lisa Loeb's first set and send my high school prom date some
Drake lyric text messages.

This sounds just crazy enough to be awesome. In case you don't know, Jillian Michaels is a trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser who, apparently, shotguns an eight-pack of 20 oz. Red Bull and screams at people until they fall off of treadmills. Now, she's hitting the self-help circuit and not a moment too soon. It's time to take control of my life and the only thing separating me from a daily routine of kickboxing, yoga and plyometrics are some fervently delivered platitudes. Your last easy day was yesterday, so on and so forth.

With music and dance inspired by 5,000 years of Chinese culture,
Shen Yun features acrobatics and thunderous battle drums. Expect a sensory
overload with vibrant set design, powerful vocals and unbelievable feats of
athleticism.

Soldier Field becomes a caricature of itself on Saturday
with an enormous celebration of American's beers and breweries. The ultimate
man cave experience features home brewing demonstrations, tours and live music.
If you're interested in exploring a Chicago-specific itinerary of local beers
and breweries, click here.

For a detailed and up-to-the-minute calendar of Chicago events, click here.

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Author: Sean Evans

Sean Evans writes stuff. He plays pub trivia every Tuesday on a team that typically finishes in the middle of the pack. As a renter in Lincoln Park, he fancies himself a Chicagoan. But, in the interest of full disclosure, he grew up in the ‘burbs and went to college in Champaign. He specializes in writing words about all-things arts, culture, and entertainment for Chicago Like a Local.